Place:
Yercaud itself is a small place to lazy around- at least to me. I agree there are few places to visit- A temple, the lake, some points (Pagoda etc.) and some seat (Lady’s, Children, Gents).... but we preferred to stay at our rooms and view the clouds attacking our hilltop. (For those who do not know, the ’seats’ are nothing but view-points.
Hotel:
The hotel was very easily located.. by its address itself.. it is just after the last (the 20th) hairpin bend. Front desk was courteous and gladly extended their cooperation when I wanted to see their special rooms with private lawns/ glass walls/ glass floors! https://hoteltheskyroca.com/ Yes, booking is recommended. I had booked through travelguru.
It has a Library + Playcorner + Browser. Best thing I liked is the Skywalk- see their website to get a feel. They also had arrange a lot of crackers for us the guests.
Even our low-end room was pretty good, large for our 2.5 member family! It also had a DVD player attached to the TV. (No, we didn’t use it) Like all other rooms, it offered unobstructive view to Salem. We really wanted to spent most of our time lazying in the hotel.
Food:
But our attempt to have lunch was not so satisfying. The items were more or less average, if not lower. They were not worth the value of money. Definitely, they need to work on the cook.
The staff was very kind to accommodate our 7 yr. old into our quota of dish during all (twice) our visits to the restaurant. But, this was not motivating enough for us to look for better food elsewhere in the town.
Service:
Very good. Of course, if you are familiar to Indian hotels, this one requires less push to get the things done.
Finally...
Would definitely recommend this to family travellers. If the food does not suit you (I have seen some reviews where people are satisfied with it), go to the town and have a look.